diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 2584a9cc0..0235d3841 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Priority: optional
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10~),
                libgtest-dev,
                libpng-dev,
-               libsdl2-dev,
+               libsdl3-dev,
                zlib1g-dev
 Standards-Version: 4.5.0
 Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/stella-emu/stella/
diff --git a/src/os/macos/stella.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/src/os/macos/stella.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index d1117be19..6bef66dd9 100644
--- a/src/os/macos/stella.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/src/os/macos/stella.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -3802,7 +3802,6 @@
 					"PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=0",
 				);
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
-					/Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework/Headers,
 					../../cheat,
 					../../common,
 					../../common/tv_filters,
@@ -3874,7 +3873,6 @@
 					"PNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=0",
 				);
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = (
-					/Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework/Headers,
 					../../cheat,
 					../../common,
 					../../common/tv_filters,
diff --git a/src/os/unix/stella.spec b/src/os/unix/stella.spec
index d2dba8e9b..b943a291f 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/stella.spec
+++ b/src/os/unix/stella.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ License:        GPL
 URL:            https://stella-emu.github.io
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 BuildRoot:      %_tmppath/%name-%version-%release-root
-BuildRequires:  SDL2-devel MesaGLU-devel
+BuildRequires:  SDL3-devel MesaGLU-devel
 
 %description
 The Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS), introduced in 1977, was the most
diff --git a/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj b/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
index 98d5edef3..aa8506b1a 100755
--- a/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
+++ b/src/os/windows/Stella.vcxproj
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
       <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)Stella.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)Stella.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
       <DisableAnalyzeExternal>true</DisableAnalyzeExternal>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;SDL2main.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>SDL3.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <OutputFile>$(OutDir)Stella.exe</OutputFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)Stella.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
@@ -2003,4 +2003,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>